Compass Capital Management Inc. Sells 4,208 Shares of RTX Corporation $RTX

Compass Capital Management Inc. trimmed its position in shares of RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) by 5.6% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 70,380 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,208 shares during the period. RTX makes up approximately 0.8% of Compass Capital Management Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 29th largest position. Compass Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in RTX were worth $13,576,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in RTX by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 124,986,171 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,922,464,000 after acquiring an additional 2,210,950 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its position in RTX by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 91,884,588 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,851,633,000 after purchasing an additional 630,558 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley lifted its stake in RTX by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 29,783,584 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,462,310,000 after purchasing an additional 105,069 shares during the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in RTX by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 21,800,188 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,998,155,000 after purchasing an additional 625,994 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of RTX in the 4th quarter valued at $3,167,626,000. 86.50% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other RTX news, VP Kevin G. Dasilva sold 4,760 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $213.62, for a total value of $1,016,831.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 22,349 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,774,193.38. This trade represents a 17.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Troy D. Brunk sold 8,557 shares of RTX stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $210.29, for a total value of $1,799,451.53. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 8,809 shares in the company, valued at $1,852,444.61. The trade was a 49.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 15,567 shares of company stock valued at $3,304,375 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

RTX Stock Performance

NYSE RTX opened at $215.58 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $191.15 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $193.19. The stock has a market cap of $290.55 billion, a PE ratio of 37.95, a PEG ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 0.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a current ratio of 1.01. RTX Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $150.61 and a fifty-two week high of $221.34.

RTX (NYSE:RTX) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The company reported $1.89 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.66 by $0.23. RTX had a return on equity of 13.99% and a net margin of 8.28%.The company had revenue of $24.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.89 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.56 EPS. RTX’s revenue was up 14.5% compared to the same quarter last year. RTX has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.100-7.250 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that RTX Corporation will post 7.21 EPS for the current fiscal year.

RTX Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, September 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 14th will be issued a $0.73 dividend. This represents a $2.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 14th. RTX’s dividend payout ratio is presently 51.41%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

RTX has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group set a $250.00 price target on RTX in a research note on Sunday, July 26th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on RTX from $200.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. UBS Group lifted their target price on RTX from $198.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Weiss Ratings raised RTX from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $240.00 target price on shares of RTX in a report on Friday, July 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $226.94.

Key RTX News

Here are the key news stories impacting RTX this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Pratt & Whitney, RTX’s engine business, received a nearly $1.3 billion undefinitized contract for F135 engine spare parts. The award supports sustainment of engines powering all three F-35 Lightning II variants, strengthening RTX’s defense backlog and long-term revenue visibility. RTX’s Pratt & Whitney awarded $1.3 billion F135 sustainment contract
• Positive Sentiment: Investor sentiment remains supported by RTX’s latest earnings beat: quarterly revenue rose 14.5% year over year to $24.71 billion, while EPS of $1.89 exceeded consensus by $0.23. Management also raised its full-year 2026 outlook, with guidance of $7.10-$7.25 in EPS, citing a record $289 billion backlog across commercial aftermarket and defense programs. How RTX’s Q2 Beat, Raised Outlook and Record Backlog Will Impact RTX Investors
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support has improved after the earnings report, with Morgan Stanley raising its RTX price target. RTX is also being highlighted among industrial stocks positioned to benefit from resilient manufacturing, defense demand and infrastructure investment. Morgan Stanley raises RTX stock price target after earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: A comparison of RTX with Redwire frames RTX as the more established company, benefiting from scale, execution and a substantial backlog, while Redwire offers potentially faster sales and earnings growth. The analysis underscores RTX’s steadier profile but also suggests investors should weigh its higher valuation against its growth prospects. RTX vs. Redwire: Which Aerospace & Defense Stock Offers More Upside?
• Negative Sentiment: Reports of insider selling briefly pressured RTX shares, highlighting profit-taking risk after a strong rally toward the stock’s 12-month high. RTX’s valuation—about 38 times earnings—also leaves the stock more sensitive to any disappointment in execution or guidance. RTX shares down following insider selling

About RTX

RTX (NYSE: RTX) is a U.S.-based aerospace and defense company that designs, manufactures and services advanced systems for commercial, military and governmental customers worldwide. The company was created through the 2020 combination of Raytheon Company and United Technologies Corporation and later adopted the RTX name, positioning itself as a diversified provider across the aerospace and defense value chain.

RTX’s operations span a broad set of capabilities. Its commercial aerospace businesses include Pratt & Whitney aircraft engines and Collins Aerospace systems, which supply propulsion, avionics, aerostructures, interiors and integrated aircraft systems.